Will Routt follow Welker?

Stanford Routt laughed off the suggestion this week, but these Raiders are doing things differently. Just look at all the zone coverage last week against the Jets.

While he didn’t have good numbers last week (Routt allowed 4 catches on 6 attempts for 33 yds), he is Oakland’s clear-cut top cornerback (8 for 20 for 79 for season) and the third-highest paid corner in the NFL. So why not have Routt line up inside and chase slot machine Wes Welker around all game?

Here are some other target numbers from STATS (via AP’s Josh Dubow):

LB Rolando McClain 6-8 52 yards and his 19 catches allowed on season 2nd worst to Patriots’ McCourty with 23